Scholarships in Advertising

Joseph Bonfitto Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Agawam High School who will pursue post-secondary education in advertising, the arts, or creative design.

 

AAF Fort Wayne Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 29

Applicant must be a full-time college student registered in an advertising or marketing related field: advertising, marketing, public relations, communications, commercial art, media techniques, video production, telecommunications, or web design. Applicant must be from or attending a school in one of the following Indiana counties: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, or Whitley.

 

Gina Auditore Boner Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Palm Beach or Martin County, FL high school who will major in advertising, graphic design, journalism or marketing. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

FOARE Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: June 16

Applicant must be a high school senior, undergraduate, graduate, masters, or doctoral student enrolled at an accredited institution with career goals and a relationship to outdoor advertising. Financial need, community/extracurricular activities, and academic performance must be demonstrated.

 

Creative Arts/Design Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: June 16

Applicant must be an undergraduate, graduate, master's, or doctoral student pursuing a degree in graphic design with a relationship to outdoor advertising. Work sample/portfolio required. Financial need, extracurricular activity, and academic performance must be demonstrated.

 

Vern and Elaine Clark Outdoor Advertising Industry "Champion" Scholarship Endowment

Award: $4,000, Deadline: June 16

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student with a specific connection to the outdoor advertising industry.Two letters of recommendation required. Financial need, extracurricular activities, and academic performance must be demonstrated.

 

The Ruth Segal Scholarship

Award: $4,500, Deadline: June 16

Applicant must be a student who is studying government affairs, political science, public affairs, or urban affairs and has a relationship with outdoor advertising. Financial need, extracurricular activities, and academic performance must be demonstrated.

 

The Reagan Family Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: June 16

Applicant must be a graduate student studying city or urban planning with a relationship to outdoor advertising. Preference given to students enrolled at University of Utah or University of Texas. One-page essay required. Financial need, extracurricular activities, and academic performance must be demonstrated.

 

Bachelor's Degree Scholarship in Communication and Journalism

Award: $500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in a communications and journalism related major. Selection is based on academic history, extracurricular activities, and employment history.

 

William A. Leslie, Jr. Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a junior or senior at Furman University. Preference given to those majoring in advertising, communications, graphic arts, or publications.

 

Sidney L. Lowe Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a junior or senior student at Furman University pursuing a career in advertising either as a graphic artist or in advertising marketing. Portfolio required.

 

Morris Hite Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: October 24

Applicant must be a junior or senior college student in the following North Texas counties: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Grayson, Johnson, Kaufman or Tarrant pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in an advertising related major. Minimum 3.0 GPA, one to three letters of recommendation, and essay required. Work samples are encouraged but not required.

 

Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 27

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Native American/Alaska Native. Must be a full-time undergraduate student majoring in public relations, marketing, advertising, anthropology, communications, English, graphic design, or sociology. Minimum 2.75 GPA, reference letter, resume, and unofficial transcript OR acceptance letter required.

 

Graduate Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 27

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Native American/Alaska Native. Must be a full-time graduate student who has a minimum of two academic semesters or one year left to complete master's degree majoring in public relations, marketing, advertising, anthropology, communications, English, graphic design, or sociology. Minimum 3.2 GPA, reference letter, resume, and unofficial transcript required.

 

Digital Third Coast's Digital Marketing Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a student currently enrolled at a two or four-year accredited college or university majoring in advertising, marketing, or public relations. Minimum 2.5 GPA, photo, and essay required.

 

AGCO Corporation FFA Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be current FFA members and high school seniors or college students planning to enroll or currently enrolled full-time. They must have one of the following undergraduate majors: agronomy, crop science, general agriculture, agricultural communications, education, journalism, extension, public relations, business management, economics, sales and marketing, engineering, mechanization, agriculture power and equipment or welding. Students only need to complete the online application one time to be considered for all FFA-administered scholarships. The application requires information about the student's activities and a 1,000-word essay. Awards may be used for books, supplies, tuition, fees and room and board. Students must show financial need and evidence of community service participation.

 

Wilson W. Carnes Scholarship

Award: $300, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be current FFA members and high school seniors or college students planning to enroll or currently enrolled full-time. Students only need to complete the online application one time to be considered for all FFA-administered scholarships. The application requires information about the student's activities and a 1,000-word essay. Awards may be used for books, supplies, tuition, fees and room and board.

 

Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships

Award: $6,000, Deadline: April 22

Applicants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students in fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interactive design/motion graphics or photography. They must have a GPA of at least 2.0 and demonstrate financial need. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Minority and economically disadvantaged students will be given special consideration.

 

Lebanese American Heritage Club Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: April 6

Applicants must U.S. citizens and Michigan residents and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (3.5 for graduate students). They must maintain full-time status. Special consideration is given to students majoring in mass communications, political science and related fields, those enrolled or planning to attend institutions that contribute to the Arab American Scholarship Fund and those who did not receive the scholarship in the preceding year.

 

Rob Branham Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: August 1

Applicants must attend or be accepted to an accredited university or technical or trade school. They must major in advertising, marketing, broadcast media or print production. They must be sponsored by a member of the Advertising Club of Connecticut. Selection is based on GPA (20 percent), essay (30 percent), work experience and activities (30 percent) and SAT/ACT scores (20 percent).

 

The Ultimate Promotion Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: August 1

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and a college undergraduate to apply. Students must be pursuing a degree in marketing, advertising, public relations and/or business administration. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Students will need to imagine and submit an essay describing a promotion to be put on by one of their favorite brands explaining the underlying strategic value of their idea.